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説明 — meaning in English

setsumei

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English meaning

  • description noun A written or spoken account of what something is like.
  • explain verb To make something clear or easier to understand.
  • explanation noun A statement or account that makes something clear or gives a reason for it.
  • inexplicable adjective Impossible to explain or understand.

Senses

説明 is used for these senses in English:

  • account for (transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
  • description A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
  • explain (transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
  • explanation The act or process of explaining.
  • inexplicable Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.

description — full definition

  1. noun A written or spoken account of what something is like.
  2. noun A category or type that something belongs to.

explain — full definition

  1. verb To make something clear or easier to understand.
  2. verb To give the reason or cause for something.

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